So today I gave Lucki a shower

[Tinker]

Since todays a Saturday so I could be home all day to keep an eye on him. But it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It was actually quite funny. I removed the bottom of the cage so it wouldn't become flooded and squirted him with the sprayer (he hasn't yet learnt to trust the bath since we just haven't had enough sunny days here to warrent putting it in). It was a bit sunny over lunch time so that's when I did it. At first he was a bit confused and hopped from perch to perch as I sprayed him, then he decided that he liked it and came right over and let me pelt him with the sprayer! He looked very very very wet and quite funny by the time I thought he was wet enough!!!

Then I brought him over to the sunny spot by the window and plonked his cage down there on the stand. The only thing was he kept moving into the shade! Well I couldn't have that because it's only sunny for a short time and if it had gone behind a cloud he'd be stuffed. So I had to keep rotating the cage to keep him in the sun!!!! But finally he did what he was supposed to and just sat there in the sun! He only took about an hour to dry off!!! It's not even a very hot sun here in winter so I was very pleased

Now it's night and he's gone super fluffy and cute and I really don't think he's so itchy.

[RXK]

ahh, cute! i love how birds look after a nice shower/bath and dry :).

[expressmailtome]

It sounds like a fun experience!

Matt

[Tinker]

Haha it's sunday morning now and he still looks like a giant fluffy puffball. He's just sitting there right now (it's a bit too early for anything else) - and his tail is going up and down a bit with satisfaction and he's looking very pleased with himself. He keeps one eye on me and the other one closed with a look that tells me he's very happy and proud of his new found fluffyness.

[RXK]

Originally Posted by Tinker

He's just sitting there right now (it's a bit too early for anything else) - and his tail is going up and down a bit

is his tail always going up and down all of the time with each breath? is it really noticeable?

[Johnni Gade]

HAHA CUTE! I'm going to bathe my bird today too :)

[LovelySydney]

awww I love bathing!! LOL I think its fun and the birds always look adorable!

[Tinker]

Oh it's ok RXK you don't have to micro analyse my posts! I know what a normal happy tail bob is and he sure was happy yesterday. He's jumping all round the place beating up every toy in his cage right this moment.

[RXK]

Originally Posted by Tinker

Oh it's ok RXK you don't have to micro analyse my posts! I know what a normal happy tail bob is and he sure was happy yesterday. He's jumping all round the place beating up every toy in his cage right this moment.

lol, ok... it's just that i didn't know if you're a newbie or not... guess not!